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Friends of Buddina Ltd v Sunshine Coast Regional Council & Anor [2021] QPEC 57

22-9-21 / John Ware — Planning & Environment

Dispute concerning the appropriateness of a negotiated decision. The First Respondent, the Sunshine Coast Regional Council, approved a development application made by the Second Respondent, Pacific Diamond 88 Pty Ltd. The application concerned the material change of land used of residential housing to multiple dwelling units and a shop. Despite…

JSFNQ 1 Pty Ltd v Townsville City Council [2021] QPEC 28

22-6-21 / John Ware — Planning & Environment

An appeal against the refusal by the respondent of a development application. Issues included traffic and parking inadequacies, the potential for inappropriate management of unacceptable amenity impacts as well as whether the development was needed and whether the development was consistent with the strategic aims of the city. As to…

Wormell Pty Ltd v Gold Coast City Council & Anor (No 2) [2021] QPEC 22

16-4-21 / John Ware — Planning & Environment

An appeal was brought in the Queensland Planning and Environment Court against the respondents from an approval by the respondent of an application for the co-respondent’s use of a dance studio in a building approved for warehouse use. Issues considered by the court were: whether proposed use of a dance…

E.J. Cooper & Son Pty Ltd v Townsville City Council & Anor [2021] QPEC 20

31-3-21 / John Ware — Planning & Environment

John Ware (with B Job QC and Timothy Stork) appeared for the respondent, instructed by Townsville City Council Legal Services. The judgment is available here.

Barro Group Pty Ltd v Sunshine Coast Regional Council [2021] QPEC 18

23-3-21 / John Ware — Planning & Environment

An appeal against the respondent’s exercise of their discretion under s 60(3) of the Planning Act 2016 to refuse the appellant’s development application to re-start and materially increase the scale and intensity of an extractive. Issues considered by the court included whether the development application should be refused for traffic…

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